Connect The Dots Printable 1 100

It’s a pact against chaos. The modernist maxim, "form follows function," became a powerful mantra for a generation of designers seeking to strip away the ornate and unnecessary baggage of historical styles. The act of sliding open a drawer, the smell of old paper and wood, the satisfying flick of fingers across the tops of the cards—this was a physical interaction with an information system. The professional learns to not see this as a failure, but as a successful discovery of what doesn't work. While the consumer catalog is often focused on creating this kind of emotional and aspirational connection, there exists a parallel universe of catalogs where the goals are entirely different. 49 This guiding purpose will inform all subsequent design choices, from the type of chart selected to the way data is presented.